Press Release A replica of an ancient Royal relic will be coming up for auction in Plymouth this month. The Alfred Jewel was discovered in a field in North Petherton, Somerset, in 1693. It was identified as a masterpiece of…
An exceptionally rare and fine bracket clock, dating from the early 18th century, is expected to attract a lot of attention from serious collectors when it appears at auction later this month. The family heirloom has been consigned by a…
Auctioneer Paul Keen reports on “A fabulous night on the rostrum”, following three hours of selling a “great collection of jewellery and watches” this week. With several hundred bidders registered online, a good attendance and numerous phone lines booked, the…
Our Gemmologist and Jewellery Specialist, Tracey Still, gives her Focus on Five for our upcoming Jewellery Auction, happening on the 29th September. ‘With some 200 lots of fabulous rings, necklaces, bracelets and earrings coming up for auction, I really am…
Press Release It’s great to hear that at last the Plymouth Colour Collective are holding an art exhibition in Plymouth. After two cancellations it is finally going ahead at the Ocean Studios at the Royal William Yard between 1st and…
A small collection of artwork by Devon abstraction artist, Glyn Williams will be coming under the hammer this month at Plymouth Auction Rooms. Glynn Williams studied at the Art College in the 1960s where he was inspired by the fashion…
A Plymouth gentleman came along to our valuation day with a small jade carving. He was very specific that his grandfather had brought this object back with him in 1929. He was a Royal Navy boxing champion and served on…
Antique silver, general jewellery and collectables were in hot demand at our Summer collectors auction. Over 350 lots came under the hammer on the 11th August, featuring a great selection of silver principally from two Devon estates. With several hundred…
With Jewellery expert and Gemmologist, Tracey Still. On a recent valuation day, an appointment was made by a Plymouth couple who had a collection of various jewellery to appraise. At the meeting, they produced a jewellery box containing twenty rather…
An estate collection of some 100 lots of jewellery is currently being catalogued for a special evening sale on the 8th September. The single-owner collection includes a brace of diamond and precious stone set bracelets, rings, brooches and necklaces, which…
The Summer Antique and Collectors Auction in Plymouth hosts a fabulous array of works of art, silver, coins, furniture, models and curios. With so many lots to talk about auctioneer Paul Keen has selected just a handful as part of…
As the Plymouth Watch auction approaches, we have taken some time to sit down with Specialist Watch Valuer, Richard Sheppard, and ask him about his five favourite pieces coming up. In the run-up to this auction he has taken in…
